Book will use the best minds in the credit card processing industry writing in their areas of expertise to help train processing agents.

The Study Guide was designed to be used with the book Credit Card Processing for Sales Agents. At 202 pages, Credit Card Processing for Sales Agents: Study Guide contains 522 questions and 21 independent activities based on the book Credit Card Processing for Sales Agents. This product was not intended to be used as a stand-alone product.

Fed. agencies, corp., and others are users of credit and debit cards, as both ¿merchants¿ and purchasers. Merchants accepting cards incur fees paid to banks to process the transactions. For Visa and MasterCard transactions, a large portion of these fees -- referred to as interchange -- goes to the card-issuing banks. Some countries limit these fees. This report examines: (1) the benefits and costs assoc. with fed. entities¿ acceptance of cards; (2) the effects of other countries¿ actions to limit interchange fees; and (3) the impact on fed. entities of using cards to make purchases. The author analyzed fee data and info. on the impact of accepting and using cards, interviewed officials of major card co., and 3 foreign gov¿ts. Includes recommendations. Charts.

Must-have guide for professionals responsible for securing credit and debit card transactions As recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how attacks are structured to the structure of magnetic strips to point-to-point encryption, and more – it's packed with practical recommendations. This terrific resource goes beyond standard PCI compliance guides to offer real solutions on how to achieve better security at the point of sale. A unique book on credit and debit card security, with an emphasis on point-to-point encryption of payment transactions (P2PE) from standards to design to application Explores all groups of security standards applicable to payment applications, including PCI, FIPS, ANSI, EMV, and ISO Explains how protected areas are hacked and how hackers spot vulnerabilities Proposes defensive maneuvers, such as introducing cryptography to payment applications and better securing application code Hacking Point of Sale: Payment Application Secrets, Threats, and Solutions is essential reading for security providers, software architects, consultants, and other professionals charged with addressing this serious problem.